ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF LICHENS PREVALENT IN BELARUS.

Aim: Study spectrum and expressiveness of antibacterial and antifungal properties oflichen extracts.

Materials And Methods: Antimicrobial activity of acetone extracts from Hypogymnia physodes, Xanthoria parietina, Evernia prunastri, Ramalina pollinaria, Cladonia arbuscula li- chens was determinedby micro-dilution methods in broth for 4 -500 mcg/ml concentrations against 13 strains from ATCC collection and 6 clinical isolates.

Results: High antibacterial activity of H.